The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-05
PERNICIOUs ACTIVITY.
High Federal Officials Hhoorins Up Things
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New YORK, October IA Waehingtor
special to the World uays: Friends Of thu
Administration here begin to feel som,
embarrassment on account OF the numer
Gus violations Of the Presidents civil ser
vice order ota year ago. They don't quite
underatand it. Everybody knows ths
Higgins, Raisin, Morris, Thomas ani The
whole battalion Of Federal officials from
Baltimore have been running the Mary
Iaud primaries all summer, and with nc
diminution Of the peculiar zeal or moditi
cation OF the peculiar, methods tha. have
made them 80 justly famous in the past
This OF itself was enough to excite sur
prise and chagrin, but now comes the as
tonnding information that Federal officia!t
In Louisiana are engaged in one OF the
most remarkable campaigns ever known In
that truly remarkable State. 1t is cam
pslgn which Tor bitterness had no parallel
even in the fine old blood.lotting, carpet
bag times OF twelve yesrs ago, and it il
leading up to q state Of things which
thoughtful men regard with unbounded
alarm. A party ia travelling all ovsr Loui
slaua denou1cing ths State government in
terms OF the most extreme violence. They
began their work in the Sixth. Congress.
aional District, where contest was on
hand TO fill the place Of Mr.. Robertson
elscted to Congress- last year but eincs de-
ceased. OF tho party we're General
Allen Thomas, colnes in the Unitod States
mint at New Orleans, and Mr.. Charles
PArlsnee, United States District ATTORNEY
for tho Eastern District OF louisiana.
Having been defeated in tha. quarter tney
moved into another part OF the State
where they were joined by Thomas @.
henning, United !. States Minister to
Mexico. Mr.. Manning returned to Loui.
slaua recently on n leave Of absence, and
it is now evident that he did 30 for the
purpose Of engaging in this Campaign,
The Incident has caused sensation here.
since this is one OF the most coospicions
violations OF tho Presidents order ths.
have occurred. Ths campaign is being
made IN the name OF the eoca!leu Ad.
ministration party OF Louisiana, as against
the regular Democracy, aud this enlist.
ment OF prominent officials, appointeas Of
Mr.. Cleveland, is regarded as significant.
The Presldont was warned some time
ago OF What WAS going on by a gentleman
who wss very close to him and familiar
with Louisiana politics. He was told that
the issue was being msde by poisy local
faction and that its effect would be the
appearance OF q defeat Of tho Administrs-
ton party there. Efforts were made to
involve Collector Jonan In the affair, but
he refused to take part. There are
enough Federal officials concerned, how
over, to justify the claim of the isctionists
and now this participation by the United
States Minister to Mexico would eeam to
remove any doubt. OF course 1t is under
stood in well-informed quarters that the
Louisiana campaigners Do not represent
the President in their attacks on GOV.
McEnerny and the Democratic organizs-
ton OF Lonisisna, and that the latter do
not represent an anti Cleveland feeling of
any sort. Bat the ifact remains that a
number oil Mr.. Cieveland'e appointees are
travelling over the State setting up that
issue, and this in contemptrot the Presi.
denrs emphatic order 10 the contrary. !,